Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 15006
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Lark
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 80
Standardized tonnage IMP 55
Guns mounted 8
Vessel owners Royal African Company
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Voyage completed as intended
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP Not captured
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Delivered slaves for original owners
African resistance
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Barbados, place unspecified
First place of slave purchase Cape Coast Castle
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Cape Coast Castle
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Barbados, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Barbados, place unspecified
Place where voyage ended
Region where voyage began IMP Barbados
First region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Gold Coast
First region of slave landing Barbados
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Barbados
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1705
Date voyage began 1704-08-23
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa 1705-01-03
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1705-03-22
Date vessel departed for homeport 1705-06-10
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 211
Middle passage (days) IMP 78
Captain and Crew Captain's name Harman, Matthew
Crew at voyage outset
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 180
Total slaves embarked IMP 180
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 176
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 172
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 176
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 50.3%
Percentage women IMP 22.5%
Percentage boys IMP 17.9%
Percentage girls IMP 9.2%
Percentage male IMP 68.2%
Percentage children IMP 27.2%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP 33.66
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 4
Mortality rate IMP 2.0%
Source Sources T70/14,36,87:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/17,5:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/952,40-2:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/920:

British National Archives (Kew)


CO33/14:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)